MARRAKECH 22 - 25 FEBRUARY 2018 - Nicola Lo Calzo

MARRAKECH
22 - 25 FEBRUARY 2018

VIP
 Programme

The Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden
(MACAAL) in Marrakech is an independent, not-for-profit
contemporary art museum. One of the first of its kind on
the continent, MACAAL is dedicated to the promotion of
African art through its diverse exhibition and education
programmes, cultivating the interest of a wide audience
base, including families and students. The museum
nurtures an understanding of contemporary art from Africa
through collecting and exhibiting established and
emerging artists, highlighting the creative energy and
cultural diversity found across the continent.

MACAAL showcases art from Morocco and its neighbouring
countries across a range of media. In addition to the
permanent collection, exhibitions focus on art which
engages in a dialogue with the continent, including African
and international artists.

macaal.org

Dear VIP guest,

We are pleased to invite you to the international launch of the Museum of
African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL) in Marrakech.

The international opening of MACAAL will be held on February 24th 2018 and
will feature two exhibitions: a group photography show Africa Is No Island and
a semi-permanent exhibition comprised of the museum’s general collection.

Africa is No Island has been curated to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of
photography platform Afrique in Visu.

At the invitation of MACAAL, co-founders of Afrique in Visu, Jeanne Mercier
and Baptiste de Ville d’Avray, working alongside independent associate
curator Madeleine de Colnet have brought together artists who have
previously worked with the platform and artists whose works are part of the
museum’s collection.

The exhibition displays emerging and established photographers who are
working from a distinctly African perspective. The artists examine the
universally relevant cultural issues of tradition, spirituality, family and the
environment within the context of modern African experiences and daily lives.

We are thrilled to share with you the VIP programme that will accompany the
international launch of MACAAL and the first edition of 1-54 Contemporary
African Art Fair in Marrakech from February 22nd to 25th 2018.

Please note that most of the programme’s activities have a limited capacity,
so make sure to click on the RSVP box under each activity of your choice.

For any additional enquiries or questions email us at vip@macaal.org or call us
at +212 (0)6 64 36 58 78.

For regular updates to our VIP programme, visit our dedicated page on our
website using the password MACAAL2402: www.macaal.org/en/vip-programme

We look forward to welcoming you to Marrakech soon!

                                                            The MACAAL team

Thursday, 22nd February
12:30 - 2:30 PM
Private view of M’barek Bouhchichi’s exhibition and lunch on VOICE gallery’s
terrace.
Location: VOICE gallery
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4 - 5:30 PM
Talk : Images et représentations
Participants: Jeanne Mercier (Afrique In Visu Co-Founder), Joana Choumali
(Photographer), François-Xavier Gbré (Photographer) and Janine Gaëlle
Dieudji (MACAAL Exhibitions Director). Language: French
Location: Maison Denise Masson (Library Room)                        RSVP
6 - 9 PM
Gallery Hopping
Museum Yves Saint Laurent on the occasion of the opening of Noureddine
Amir’s Sculpted Dresses, Comptoir des Mines Galerie, Galerie Noir sur Blanc,
David Bloch Gallery, Galerie 127, Galerie Siniya28, BCK Creative Art Space and
Matisse Art Gallery.
Guests are invited to walk through the neighborhood Guéliz to discover the
exhibitions. This activity is organised by 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair.
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7:30 - 8 PM
Live and public performances with the Moroccan band Over Boys followed by the
Ghanaian artist Elisabeth Efua Sutherland.
Elisabeth Efua Sutherland will perform her latest choreography Black Noise
using sound, movement, and simple interactivity.
All these performances are co-presented by 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair,
Gallery 1957 and MACAAL.
Location: In front of Comptoir des Mines Galerie, Rue de la Liberté

9 - 11 PM
Rooftop Party hosted by Comptoir des Mines Galerie.
Location: Comptoir des Mines Galerie

Elisabeth Efua Sutherland and her troupe

The live performances will also take place on Friday, February 23rd from
7:30 pm to 8 pm at Jamaa El Fna.

Friday, 23rd February
10:30 - 11:30 AM
VIP Breakfast co-hosted by Touria El Glaoui, Founding Director of
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair and Othman Lazraq, President of the
Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden
Location: La Mamounia
                                                                                           RSVP
10:30 AM- 9 PM
1-54 Art Fair VIP preview with 17 international galleries
(S)ITOR / Sitor Senghor (Paris, France), Art Twenty One (Lagos, Nigeria), Blain|Southern (London,
United Kingdom and Berlin, Germany), Galerie Cécile Fakhoury (Abidjan, Ivory Coast), Galerie Mikael
Andersen (Copenhagen, Denmark), Galerie Vallois (Paris, France), L’Atelier 21 (Casablanca,
Morocco), Loft Art Gallery (Casablanca, Morocco), LouiSimone Guirandou Gallery (Abidjan,
Ivory Coast), MAGNIN-A (Paris, France), Officine dell’Immagine (Milan, Italy), Primo Marella Gallery
(Milan, Italy), Sulger-Buel Lovell (London, United Kingdom), Tiwani Contemporary (London, United
Kingdom), VOICE gallery (Marrakech, Morocco), Vigo Gallery (London, United Kingdom), Yossi Milo
Gallery (New York, United States).
Location: La Mamounia
                                                                                           RSVP

                                                   Hotel La Mamounia
                         The fair is also open on Saturday, from 11 am
                         to 8 pm and on Sunday, from 11 am to 6 pm.

Friday, 23rd February

3:30 - 4:30 PM                                                        Palace Es Saadi
A visit to the private collection of Elisabeth Bauchet-Bouhlal followed by an
informal discussion about collecting art in Morocco and Africa.
Participants: Elisabeth Bauchet-Bouhlal (Art collector and owner of Es Saadi
Resort, Marrakech), Hicham Daoudi (President of Art Holding Morocco) and
Meriem Berrada (Head of Cultural Projects, Fondation Alliances)
Language: French
Location: Palace Es Saadi - Es Saadi Resort, Marrakech                      RSVP
5 - 6:30 PM
Opening of the exhibition Singular artists of Essaouira // Part IV.
(Singular artists of Essaouira // Part III will be presented at Galerie Tindouf)
Artists exhibited: Abdelmalek Berhiss, Ali Maimoun, Regragui Bouslai,
Said Ouarzaz and Moustapha Asmah (Morocco).
Location: El Fenn                                                             RSVP
6 - 9 PM
Opening cocktail for the first edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair
in Marrakech, hosted by La Mamounia.
Dress code: Cocktail attire
Location: La Mamounia                                                        RSVP
10:30 PM - Late
Disco Kebab Afterparty
Secret Location                                                              RSVP

Saturday, 24th February
11 AM - 5 PM
Special Open Doors day for the opening of the
exhibition IN-DISCIPLINE#1
Location: Montresso* Art Foundation.
  RSVP                                                       Montresso* Art Foundation

11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Private visit of the archaeological site Aghmat, with site-specific installations
by artists Omar Berrada (Morocco), Oli Bonzanigo (Italy), M’barek Bouhchichi
(Morocco), Michele Ciacciofera (Italy), Eric Van Hove (Belgium) and Sara
Ouhaddou (Morocco) presented by VOICE gallery, followed by a studio visit and
lunch at Residence Al Maqam in the presence of Moroccan artists
Mahi Binebine, Mohamed Mourabiti and other artists in residence.
(30min drive from La Mamounia).
                                                                                RSVP
12:30 - 3 PM
Studio visit and lunch hosted by Moroccan artist Mo Baala.                      RSVP

4 - 7 PM
Opening of Casablanca Not The Movie by the Moroccan photographer Yoriyas,
who will present a dance performance during the opening.
Location: Hassan Hajjaj’s Riad Yima                                   RSVP

                                                       Courtesy of the artist Yoriyas

Africa Is No Island - MACAAL Exhibition
   Joana Choumali (Ivory Coast) - Mme Djeneba
Haabré, la dernière génération series, 2013-2014
   Courtesy of the artist and 50Golborne Gallery

Saturday, 24th February

                                                           MACAAL by night

6 - 8 PM
International opening of MACAAL and private guided tour of the museum:
The international opening of MACAAL will feature two exhibitions: group
photography show Africa Is No Island, curated by Afrique in Visu co-founders
Jeanne Mercier and Baptiste de Ville d’Avray and associate curator Madeleine
de Colnet, and a semi-permanent exhibition comprised of the museum’s general
collection.
Location: MACAAL, Al Maaden

8 - 8:30 PM
Live performance with the Ghanaian artist Elisabeth Efua Sutherland, who will
perform her latest choreography, Black Noise, using sound, movement, and
simple interactivity.
Location: MACAAL, Al Maaden

8:30 PM - late
Dinner, dancing and other live performances.
Dress code: Cocktail attire
Location: MACAAL, Al Maaden                                             RSVP

Al Maaden Sculpture Park
 Moataz Nasr (Egypt) - Wooden Crystal - 2013
Wooden boards assembled on a steel structure
                          4,5x4,5x4,5 metres

Sunday, 25th February
11 AM - 6 PM
Guided tour at MACAAL and Al Maaden Sculpture Park
Location: Al Maaden                                                        RSVP
11  AM - 1 PM
Book signing: Being a photographer in Africa, The Ten Years of Afrique in Visu
with Jeanne Mercier and Baptiste de Ville d’Avray, co-founders of photography
platform Afrique in Visu.
Presentation of the catalogue Africa Is No Island in the presence of curators
Jeanne Mercier and Baptiste de Ville d’Avray, and associate curator
Madeleine de Colnet.
Location: MACAAL, Al Maaden                                                RSVP
1 PM - 5 PM
Brunch organised by Montresso* Art Foundation to celebrate the 1st edition of
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in Marrakech and the opening of
IN-DISCIPLINE #1, in the presence of Beninese artist Dominique Zinkpè and the
foundation’s artists in residency.
Location: Montresso* Art Foundation

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6:30 - 9 PM
Projection and talk: The Struggle Is Not Over
A screening of Spell Reel (2017, 96’) followed by a discussion between Filipa
César (artist, Germany), Ruth Wilson Gilmore (geographer, Portugal/USA) and
Sana na N’hada (filmmaker, Guinea-Bissau).
The talk is part of 1-54 FORUM and is curated by Omar Berrada.
Filipa César’s Spell Reel is a journey in which fragile film archives that testify
to the birth of Guinean cinema, as part of the decolonizing vision of Amílcar
Cabral, become a prism from which to view the present. Digitised in Berlin
and screened at various locations, the archive spurs debates, storytelling and
forecasts. From screenings in isolated villages in Guinea-Bissau to European
capitals, the silent reels are now a place from which people may search for
antidotes to a world in crisis.
Location: Le 18                                                            RSVP

Filipa César (Germany)
       Spell Reel - 2017
                     96’

MACAAL Exhibition
24 February - 24 August 2018

Africa Is No Island
Photography exhibition curated by Afrique in Visu co-founders
Jeanne Mercier and Baptiste de Ville d’Avray and associate curator
Madeleine de Colnet.

Africa is No Island displays contemporary photography from the African
continent and the wider diaspora. The exhibition brings together emerging
and established photographers working from a distinctly African perspective.
The artists examine the universally relevant cultural concepts of tradition,
spirituality, family and the environment, within the context of modern African
experiences and daily life.

The exhibition highlights MACAAL’s mission to nurture an understanding of
contemporary art from across Africa.

Artists exhibited
Ishola Akpo (Benin), Leila Alaoui (France-Morocco), Mustapha Azeroual (France-
Morocco), Sammy Baloji (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Hicham Benohoud
(Morocco), Joan Bardeletti (France), Joana Choumali (Ivory Coast), Mohamed El Baz
(Morocco), Mohammed El Mourid (Morocco), Hicham Gardaf (Morocco), François-Xavier
Gbré (Ivory Coast), Maïmouna Gueressi (Senegal), Ayana V Jackson (USA), Mouna Karray
(Tunisia), Lebohang Kganye (South Africa), Mohammed Laouli (Morocco) & Katrin Ströbel
(Germany), Nicola Lo Calzo (Italy), Nyaba Léon Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso), Namsa Leuba
(Switzerland-Guinea), Walid Marfouk (Morocco), Edgar Marsy (Réunion), Baudouin
Mouanda (Congo-Brazzaville).

Maison Denise Masson
49 derb Zemrane, Bab Doukala, Médina, Marrakech

VOICE gallery
366, Zone Industrielle Sidi Ghanem, Marrakech

Comptoir des Mines Galerie
62, Rue de Yougoslavie, Guéliz, Marrakech

La Mamounia
Avenue Bab Jdid, l’Hivernage, Marrakech

Palace Es Saadi
Avenue Quadissia, l’Hivernage, Marrakech

El Fenn
2 Derb Moulay Abdullah Ben Hezzian, Médina Marrakech

Montresso* Art Foundation
Upon request

Archaeological site Aghmat
Upon request

Mo Baala Studio
Upon request

Al Maqam
El Mgassem, Marrakech Tensift Al Haouz, Tahannaout

Le 18
18 derb Al Ferrane, Médina, Marrakech

Riad Yima
52 derb Aarjane Rahba Lakdima Médina, Marrakech

Yves Saint Laurent Museum
Rue Yves St Laurent, Marrakech

                                 Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden
                                               Al Maaden, Sidi Youssef Ben Ali
                                                     40000 Marrakech Morocco
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